w5cyc
Member
OK...this is probably going to aggravate some people, and yes, I've done some archive reading already, but I'm not really finding what I'm looking for.
I have an Eton E-1. Not my first shortwave radio by any means, but probably the best I've had since the FRG-7 I used to have. Traditionally, I've been a voice mode listener -- hams in SSB and SW programming.
I'm curious about some of the other modes out there and what else the E-1 has to offer in that regard, but I don't want to drop a lot of money on a decoder, etc., until I know if it's something I really want to spend time on.
So the question I guess is this: I know there are some shareware decoding programs out there, but I have no idea which ones are good. And can any of them be used with a simple connection from the line out on the radio to the line in on a computer sound card? What are your recommendations for someone who is literally doing this for the first time?
I have an Eton E-1. Not my first shortwave radio by any means, but probably the best I've had since the FRG-7 I used to have. Traditionally, I've been a voice mode listener -- hams in SSB and SW programming.
I'm curious about some of the other modes out there and what else the E-1 has to offer in that regard, but I don't want to drop a lot of money on a decoder, etc., until I know if it's something I really want to spend time on.
So the question I guess is this: I know there are some shareware decoding programs out there, but I have no idea which ones are good. And can any of them be used with a simple connection from the line out on the radio to the line in on a computer sound card? What are your recommendations for someone who is literally doing this for the first time?